Patents by Inventor Koji Otani

Koji Otani has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240115959
    Abstract: Provided are a program, an information processing device, a method, and a system that allow properties of an organized party to be easily grasped. An information processing device 10 is an information processing device for executing a game and includes: a setting unit 231 for setting two or more game media on a deck with which indicator information is associated; an indicator-information-point calculation unit 232 for determining points for each item of the indicator information on the basis of predetermined data associated with the game media; and an indicator-information determination unit 233 for determining the indicator information to be displayed on a game screen on the basis of the points for each item of the indicator information obtained by the indicator-information-point calculation unit 232 and associating the determined indicator information with the deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: CYGAMES, INC.
    Inventors: Shohei Sawa, Masayoshi Sato, Koji Otani, Yasuaki Hayashizaki, Ryota Yagi, Junpei Yamaguchi, Takafumi Oka
  • Publication number: 20230150218
    Abstract: An upper side mold is lowered without mechanical combination between the mold and a lowering force application device. A tire vulcanizing apparatus 1 includes a mold 2, a lowering force application device 25, and an attachment 4. The mold 2 includes a tread mold 6, an upper side mold 7U, and a lower side mold 7L. The lowering force application device 25 is disposed above the mold 2 and includes a rod 25a extending downward. The attachment 4 is fixed to an upper portion of the mold 2 without mechanical combination with the rod 25a. The attachment 4 includes a body 35 and an upward-downward movable portion 36 fixed to the upper side mold 7U. The upward-downward movable portion 36 lowers the upper side mold 7U upon receiving a lowering force F from the rod 25a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji OTANI
  • Patent number: 10981344
    Abstract: A tire vulcanizing method includes a tire removal step for removing a vulcanized tire from a mold. The tire removal step includes a stage in which upper and lower side molds are moved inward in a tire axial direction so as to deform the vulcanized tire in a direction in which a bead width of the vulcanized tire is decreased, and a stage in which, in the deformed state of the vulcanized tire, the segments are moved outward in a tire radial direction so that the segments are removed from the vulcanized tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Publication number: 20200316888
    Abstract: A tire vulcanizing method includes a tire removal step for removing a vulcanized tire from a mold. The tire removal step includes a stage in which upper and lower side molds are moved inward in a tire axial direction so as to deform the vulcanized tire in a direction in which a bead width of the vulcanized tire is decreased, and a stage in which, in the deformed state of the vulcanized tire, the segments are moved outward in a tire radial direction so that the segments are removed from the vulcanized tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji OTANI
  • Patent number: 8662663
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid soft contact lens including a central portion formed with a first hydrous soft material, and a peripheral portion formed with a second hydrous soft material, in which the first hydrous soft material is obtained by curing a first curable composition including a silicone-containing monomer. Preferably, the first hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 3.0 MPa and no greater than 100 MPa, and the second hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 0.20 MPa and less than 3.0 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Menicon Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Matsushita, Koji Otani, Kazuharu Niwa, Kazuhiko Nakada
  • Publication number: 20120258971
    Abstract: This invention provides a novel therapeutic agent for chronic pain. The therapeutic agent for chronic pain comprises aripiprazole as an active ingredient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: October 11, 2012
    Applicant: OTSUKA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shin-Ichi Niwa, Shinichi Konno, Satoshi Kasahara, Hirobumi Mashiko, Koji Otani
  • Publication number: 20120169994
    Abstract: The present invention provides a hybrid soft contact lens including a central portion formed with a first hydrous soft material, and a peripheral portion formed with a second hydrous soft material, in which the first hydrous soft material is obtained by curing a first curable composition including a silicone-containing monomer. Preferably, the first hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 3.0 MPa and no greater than 100 MPa, and the second hydrous soft material has a Young's modulus of no less than 0.20 MPa and less than 3.0 MPa.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2010
    Publication date: July 5, 2012
    Applicant: MENICON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Matsushita, Koji Otani, Kazuharu Niwa, Kazuhiko Nakada
  • Patent number: 8127814
    Abstract: It is to solve a problem of an elongation of a partition in a safety tire wherein hollow particles called as a foamable composition are filled in a hollow ring-shaped partition and to propose a safety tire with a partition structure sufficiently developing a function of hollow particles. In a safety tire comprising a tire-approved rim assembly formed by assembling a tire onto an approved rim, a chamber defined inside the assembly through a hollow ring-shaped partition and extending along the rim in a circumferential direction, and thermally expandable hollow particles filled in the chamber, each of which particles consisting of a continuous phase of a resin and a closed cell(s), a hollow ring-shaped sub-partition is disposed on at least radially outside of an outer peripheral portion of the partition and a tire internal pressure is applied to an inside of the sub-partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Patent number: 7793694
    Abstract: It is to solve problems in a safety tire in which hollow particles also referred to as the foamable compositions are filled in the hollow ring-shaped partition wall and to provide a safety tire having a partition wall structure capable of sufficiently developing the function of the hollow particles. In a safety tire comprising a tire/approved rim assembly constructed by assembling the tire onto the approved rim, a hollow ring-shaped partition wall disposed inside the assembly to define a chamber extending in a circumferential direction along the rim, and thermally expandable hollow particles filled in the chamber and each consisting of a continuous phase of a resin and a closed cell(s), wherein the partition wall is provided with a filter selectively passing only a gas emitted when the hollow particles are thermally expanded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Publication number: 20090178747
    Abstract: It is to solve a problem on an elongation of a partition in a safety tire wherein hollow particles called as a foamable composition are filled in a hollow ring-shaped partition and to propose a safety tire with a partition structure sufficiently developing a function of hollow particles. In a safety tire comprising a tire-approved rim assembly formed by assembling a tire onto an approved rim, a chamber defined inside the assembly through a hollow ring-shaped partition and extending along the rim in a circumferential direction, and thermally expandable hollow particles filled in the chamber, each of which particles consisting of a continuous phase of a resin and a closed cell(s), a hollow ring-shaped sub-partition is disposed on at least radially outside of an outer peripheral portion of the partition and a tire internal pressure is applied to an inside of the sub-partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Publication number: 20090051213
    Abstract: It is to solve problems in a safety tire in which hollow particles also referred to as the foamable compositions are filled in the hollow ring-shaped partition wall and to provide a safety tire having a partition wall structure capable of sufficiently developing the function of the hollow particles. In a safety tire comprising a tire/approved rim assembly constructed by assembling the tire onto the approved rim, a hollow ring-shaped partition wall disposed inside the assembly to define a chamber extending in a circumferential direction along the rim, and thermally expandable hollow particles filled in the chamber and each consisting of a continuous phase of a resin and a closed cell(s), wherein the partition wall is provided with a filter selectively passing only a gas emitted when the hollow particles are thermally expanded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2006
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Patent number: 7488898
    Abstract: A land part where a connection part of an electronic part is soldered, includes a head end part. The head end part includes an inclination part. The inclination part may be formed by an end side. The end side may make a designated angle from an end line of the connection part of the electronic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Patent number: 7139827
    Abstract: Method and system for reporting to a source user before communication begins communication means usable by both the source and a destination user. Operable communication means at each user's information terminal are stored in a list DB 2 in advance for each user. A selection device 1 receives a destination user designation from the source user who is requesting communication, and acquires the usable communication means of the destination user and the source user respectively from the list DB 2. There are also cases in which the selection device 1 acquires communication means usable by the source user from the selection device 1 or a user terminal 4. Next, the selection device 1 creates a candidate list describing communication means which both parties can use, and sends it from a WWW server, for example, to the source user terminal. Before communication begins, the candidate list is displayed at the source user terminal by a WWW browser, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Noboru Iwayama, Hiroyasu Sugano, Naohisa Kawaguchi, Koji Otani, Akinori Iwakawa
  • Publication number: 20060219430
    Abstract: A land part where a connection part of an electronic part is soldered, includes a head end part. The head end part includes an inclination part. The inclination part may be formed by an end side. The end side may make a designated angle from an end line of the connection part of the electronic part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2005
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Patent number: 7032436
    Abstract: The output level of vibration of a portion below the spring of a vehicle detected by a sensor, and its frequency is converted to obtain the frequency spectrum of the vibration level. Next, an operation is carried out on at least two vibration levels, at different frequency bands. The computed value is compared with a master curve showing the frequency spectrum of vibration level stored in vibration level storage to estimate the condition of a road surface so as to estimate the running state of the vehicle. Further, the running state of each tire including air pressure is detected from the vibration level of the portion below the spring to estimate the running state of the vehicle. Thereby, a multi-function sensing system is constructed for estimating the condition of a road surface or the running state of the tire with one sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bridgestone
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yokota, Hiroshi Morinaga, Koji Otani
  • Patent number: 7006357
    Abstract: A shielding case for an electronic apparatus is provided. The shielding case houses a printed circuit board on which an electronic component and an output connector are mounted. The shielding case defines a recessed portion by its case wall. The recessed portion is provided with an opening located in a lateral direction from the mounting position of the output connector. The recessed portion is provided with an opening located in an upward direction from the mounting position of the output connector. The shielding case allows insertion of a cable either from above or sideways relative to the connector. Further, an aperture is provided in the case wall. The aperture is at a position that faces a side surface of the output connector when the connector is in the mounting position. It becomes possible to selectively employ one of a horizontal-insertion type output connector and a vertical-insertion type output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Otani, Yutaka Tanaka
  • Patent number: 6977822
    Abstract: The position of a connector 36 in the forward direction (Ya direction) is determined by having front end surfaces 36f1, 36g1 of protrusions 36f, 36g of the connector that protrude from the left side surface and the right side surface of the connector, respectively, contacting vertical wall portions 72a1, 74a1 of positioning concave portions 72a, 74a of supporting plates 72, 74 of a housing of the shield case. The position of the connector in the backward direction (Yb direction) is determined by having a back surface 36h of the connector 36 contacting a protrusion 70a of a dividing plate 70. The motion of the connector in the right-and-left directions (Xa-Xb directions) is controlled by having the left side surface and the right side surface of the connector facing the supporting plates, respectively, in close proximity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Otani, Yutaka Tanaka
  • Publication number: 20040140042
    Abstract: There is provided a tire-rim assembly capable of stably running over a distance required even in the dropping of the tire internal pressure after the injuring of the tire without sacrificing rolling resistance and ride comfort in the usual running before the injuring of the tire, wherein a great number of substantially sphere-shaped particles each consisting of a continuous phase of a resin and a closed cell(s) and having a mean bulk specific gravity of not more than 0.1 are disposed in an interior defined by assembling a hollow doughnut-shaped tire onto an approved rim, and a pressure at 25° C. in the interior of the tire is not less than 150 kPa as an absolute pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Teratani, Koji Otani, Toshiyuki Ishikuro
  • Patent number: D518815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Otani
  • Patent number: D556734
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Koji Otani